How To Use Canon Rebel Camera For Live Streaming

Catechism has released EOS Webcam Utility Beta software that allows you to apply your existing DSLR, Mirrorless, or Ability Shot camera as a high quality live streaming source through USB.

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, a lot of meetings, interviews and presentations take moved online. People are using software such as Zoom and Skype in record numbers. With this increment in online alive streaming, there is a real need for college quality images and audio. About webcams or in-built cameras on computers are pretty bad quality, but they are user-friendly and easy to use.

By releasing this new EOS Webcam Utility, Canon has fabricated it a lot easier to fastly ameliorate your image quality past using a camera you might already own.

Windows Only

Now, there is a big catch. This simply looks like it works with Windows. There is no option for Mac Os X. While this is a beta release, information technology may besides exist due to limitations in OS X and a like reason to why in that location is no NDI Virtual Input on Mac.

So how does it work?

The EOS Webcam Utility Beta software solution is easy to use. Iy merely requires one single USB plug to connect the camera to a Windows operating systems computer. Once the software is downloaded and the camera is configured inside a video conferencing application, the user will be set to go.

"In unprecedented times, it's imperative for Canon to provide our customers with useful, unproblematic and accessible solutions to assist them in whatever imaging needs they accept. Our goal is that the EOS Webcam Utility Beta software tin help reduce some of the remote workday stress for employees who are tasked with video conferencing and virtual meetings."
Tatsuro "Tony" Kano, executive vice president of the Canon U.Due south.A., Inc. Imaging Technologies & Communications Group

Compatible cameras

Beneath is a list of all the compatible Catechism cameras that can exist used.

EOS-1D X Mark Ii
EOS-1D X Mark Three
EOS 5D Marking IV
EOS 5DS
EOS 5DS R
EOS 6D Mark II
EOS 7D Marker 2
EOS 77D
EOS 80D
EOS 90D
EOS Rebel SL2
EOS Rebel SL3
EOS Rebel T6
EOS Insubordinate T6i
EOS Rebel T7
EOS Rebel T7i
EOS Insubordinate T100
EOS Mirrorless Cameras
EOS M6 Marker II
EOS M50
EOS M200
EOS R
EOS RP
PowerShot G5X Mark Ii
PowerShot G7X Mark Iii
PowerShot SX70 HS

Download Instructions

Select your camera model. Once y'all get in at the production back up page follow these instructions:

Select the "Drivers & Downloads" tab
Select the "Software" tab
Select Windows x (x64), if not already detected, from the Operating Organization list.
Discover "EOS Webcam Utility Beta" and click the "SELECT" button.
Click the download button to start downloading.

Now, what is strange is that on Catechism'southward site it says that, This Software is for use in the U.Due south. and volition non exist supported outside that area.

I am non exactly sure what this means. Maybe if you are outside of the United states you need to get to a different Canon site to download the software.

What do you lot think nigh this new software from Catechism? Let us know in the comments section or on our new forum.

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with 30 years' experience working in more 50 countries around the earth.

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